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ROWINGTON

Rowington Church Notice The Ferncumbe Parish is holding a series of advent meetings in Rowington church. Faith, Poetry and Prayer A series of meetings on Wednesdays during Advent. November 21st Poetry and Prayer Diana Walls, English Tutor, Warwick University looks at some great poets of the seventeenth century and how prayer influenced their poetry. November 28th Everything Bends Revd. Leslie Houlden, formally Professor of Theology Kings College London, looks at the relationship between language and faith. December 5th God and Shakespeare Paul Edmunson, Director of the Shakespeare Centre Stratford. December 12th Revd. Dr Vaughan Roberts, Vicar of St. Mary’s Church Warwick, reflects on how different poems shed light on the various ways we pray. St. Laurence Church Old Warwick Road Rowington 7.30pm in the Lady Chapel. Refreshments available.

The village of Rowington lies 4 miles North-East of Henley-in-Arden. This village is dominated by St Laurence's Church, which sits on top of a hill at the centre of the village.

Rowington was the home of one branch of the Shakespeare family during the 15th century. This picture shows the family's home, Shakespeare Hall. Local legend claims that Shakespeare wrote As You Like It at Shakespeare Hall. Shakespeare did own other property in Rowington. A cottage and some land in Rowington passed to his daughter Susanna on his death.

The picture of Shakespeare Hall above, and this one, were taken from the Heart of England Way, a recreational footpath through Warwickshire.

From the point where the photo above was taken, the Heart of England Way leads up a hill around the right side of the house, and then around the opposite side of the house, which is the front entrance. But there is no clear view of the house from the front entrance.

This picture, which shows Shakespeare Hall at the far right of the picture, was taken from another footpath, which leads from Rowington to the adjacent village of Wroxall. Shakespeare's grandfather, Richard Shakespeare, was born in Wroxall, c1500. The black dots in this picture are cows in grazing pasture.

A view looking across typical rolling countryside towards Rowington Church.

From Shakespeare Hall, the Heart of England Way leads over some fields to Baddesley Clinton. The top of the tower of Baddesley Clinton Church is just visible in this picture, where there is a small gap in the trees, just over the gate post with the yellow waymark symbol.

Another view towards Baddesley Clinton, further along the Heart of England way, and with a better view of the church tower. Beyond Baddesley Clinton, the Heart of England Way leads to Oldeditch, the original home of the Shakespeare family.

The Cock Horse Inn, at Rowington. This building formerly incorporated the village forge.

On the Grand Union Canal at Rowington

On the Grand Union Canal at Rowington

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